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The Strengthening of Atlantic’s Social Justice Mission: What It Means for Our Funding
I’ve just returned from Denver, Colorado, where the annual conference of the Council on Foundations ended Tuesday. A significant theme of the conference this year, which Atlantic helped to organise, was what foundations can do to advance social justice. I was honoured to moderate a…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Charities fare well and stay positive, despite economic downturn
Charities roundtable: Centre on Philanthropy executive director Pamela Barit Nolan; Troy Lewis, president of youth for the Young Men’s Social Club; Kristin White, executive director of Raleigh International; Lisa Howie, director of the Bermuda National Gallery, and Family Centre executive director Martha Dismont. (Photo by…
Author: The Royal Gazette
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Atlantic’s Approach to Evaluation: What Is Important to Learn, and How Do We Put It to Use?
When I was named President of Atlantic last year, I doubt that a rousing chorus of cheers went up in the offices of the American Evaluation Association. Atlantic takes evaluation very seriously, but in my philanthropic and activist life before coming here, I didn’t have…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Government to invest extra 400m in third-level research
Original Source THE GOVERNMENT is to announce an unprecedented €400 million in funding for research activity in third-level colleges, writes SEáN FLYNN, Education Editor The Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, and the Minister for Education, Batt O’Keeffe, are expected to announce details of the funding under the…
Author: The Irish Times
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Research funding vital for economy
By Conor O’Carroll. Last Friday the Government continued its commitment to investing in research with more than EUR296 million to develop infrastructure and research capacity across the higher education sector. With universities and institutes of technology bringing in EUR63 million from private and international competitive…
Author: The Irish Times
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Universities jointly honour ‘Chuck’ Feeney, the founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies
The universities of Ireland, North and South, have conferred an honorary Doctorate of Laws (LLD) on Charles F. “Chuck” Feeney founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies. The degree was conferred to give public honour and thanks to Chuck Feeney for his incredible support of the Irish…
Author: University College Dublin
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Schools sharing across the community in ground-breaking pilot scheme
The Fermanagh Trust Shared Education Programme is an Atlantic grantee. The new term in Fermanagh’s schools has got off to an exciting start, with teachers and pupils involved actively in a range of new shared education projects, under the Fermanagh Trust Shared Education Programme (FTSEP).…
Author: The Fermanagh Herald
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Health training gets R16m shot in the arm
A UNIVERSITY of Cape Town (UCT) training programme for senior public health sector officials had received a R16m shot in the arm from an international funding body, the university said yesterday. International research showed health systems across the globe lacked management capacity, especially in the…
Author: Business Day
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30 Years of Giving While Living: Our Final Chapter
Giving While Living To devote one’s wealth to making a difference sooner rather than later. “Thanks to our outstanding grantees, there have been thousands of success stories.” 30 years Building opportunity and making lasting changes. “At the heart of our work are the values of…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Initiative to support disadvantaged children receives Presidential endorsement
29th September 2010: President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, attended the Tallaght Stadium today to mark the success of the Tallaght West Childhood Development Initiative, which will support more than 2,000 children through its innovative programmes by 2011. The €15million initial phase of the project has…
Author: TWCDI